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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids aren't in high school yet, but I'd want them to have the option of playing all those sports if they choose.  In the long run, I don't care whether they win or lose -- if the team has an 0-10 season, that's fine by me.  I don't understand why so many people here seem to think that being on a winning team is important.  If you're ever played competitive sports, you should understand that sometimes you lose (and sometimes you lose a lot).  That's just part of the game.  Get over it, and start getting ready for next week.  [/quote]
Do you think the issue is winning or losing?   Sidwell is putting those students at risk.   Starting 10 freshmen and playing them both ways is more indicative of a small youth league team  roster rotation. [/quote]
9/27@18:34 again.  Aren't we now coming full circle back to where this whole discussion started?  Sidwell's athletics director looked that the football team's depleted roster, and decided to forfeit a game rather than put kids at risk.  So Sidwell did exactly what you (and I) think is right -- she put the safety of her students ahead of winning.  Like I said in my earlier post, I don't care in the long run whether my child's team wins or loses.  (Of course I will be standing on the sidelines cheering for my kid's team when it plays, but just between you and me, I don't care whether or not they win.)[/quote]

Not quite full circle.  Should Sidwell  have even begun this football season knowing the sport and the roster content?    What happened at that school over the last few years that so dramatically changed the school culture for student activities and athletics?    The participation numbers in xcountry are even low compared to other schools.

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